Residents in Plano are most concerned with traffic impacts that could come with a new arena in the city, according to survey results.

Plano City Council saw a presentation of the results from an open house event survey for the proposed Dallas Stars arena at a meeting Aug. 10.

The overview: Director of Planning Christina Day said the open houses hosted in July were a start for a formal conversation with the community about the proposed arena.

Dig deeper: The city received 861 responses to a survey provided to open house participants, according to the city presentation. 63% of respondents provided at least one comment in the survey.

Looking ahead: Deputy City Manager Doug McDonald said the city’s traffic study is planned to start soon now that schools are back in session. He said the city is also working to put together studies for real estate and market data to better understand demand and impact on property values.

The opening date for a new Goodwill along Independence Parkway in Plano has been delayed to late August.

The details: A public relations representative for Goodwill said the new location has experienced construction delays, which has led to its postponed opening. This is the second postponed date, per previous reporting.

Dallas Fort Worth International Airport officials are buying a hotel located at the airport, while Prosper officials postponed consideration of a proposed data center. Check out six trending stories from Community Impact’s Dallas-Fort Worth coverage areas.

1. Dallas Fort Worth International Airport buys hotel for $193 million
2. Prosper postpones consideration of possible data center
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4. Frisco eyes 3.7% tax rate increase for fiscal year 2026-27
5. McKinney council approves SUP for QuikTrip gas station on US 380
6. McKinney officials propose $880M budget, increased tax rate for FY 2026-27

The Texas Education Agency released public school accountability ratings for the 2025-26 school year on Aug. 14.

"We use [A-F ratings] as a way to evaluate our own performance as adults, and then build action plans so that the way that we run our schools next year can be even better than last year," Education Commissioner Mike Morath said during an Aug. 14 news conference.

The overview: Across the state, 85% of campuses received a C rating or higher, which is considered “acceptable" academic performance.

Schools are rated based on three criteria: student achievement, school progress and closing the gaps.

Zooming in: Austin ISD is at risk of being taken over by the TEA after two of the district's middle school campuses received their fifth consecutive failing grades this year. Under state law, the agency must either shutter those campuses or take control of the affected districts.

Any potential state-mandated closures or takeovers will not happen immediately, as districts with concerns about their ratings have through Sept. 11 to appeal individual scores to the TEA.